Pie-rolling machine.



PATBN'IIED MAY 12, 1903.

H. JONES. PIE ROLLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION PILBD FEB. 10, 1903.

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No. 728,171., j PATENTED MAY 12, 1903. HI HI PIE'ROLLING MACHINE.

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UNITE 'TATES Patented May 12, 1903.

ATENT FFICE.

HARRY H. JONES, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO AUTOMATIC PIEMACHINERY COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A

MICHIGAN.

CORPORATION OF PIE-ROLLING MACHINE SPECIFICATION formingpart of Lettersretest No. 728,121, datedMay 1 2, 1903. Application filed February 10,1903. Serial lilo. 142,759. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY H. JONES, acitizen of the United States,residing at Detroit,

county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have inand illustrated in theaccompanying draw ings, in which Figure 1 is aviewin plan. in section onthe line 2 2, Fig. 1. detail view of the sitter. Fig. 4 is a detail viewon the line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view in cross-section on theline 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the marker with parts ofthe machine in section. Fig. 7 is an end view of the same.

While my invention is especially applicable and is especially designedfor use as a pierolling machine, I would have it understood that I donot limit myself solely thereto, as I contemplate as coming within thescope of my invention any and all uses to which the same may be applied.

The device is more especially adapted and designed to roll pie-crust andto mark the same as maybe desired in an expeditious, si mple, andefiicient manner.

I carry out my invention as follows:

In the drawings, Ct represents a rotatable body or turret provided witha series of plates, (indicated at b,)three plates being indicated inFig. 1; but the machine may be provided withanysuitablenumberdesired.Theturret is revoluble upon a standard (indicated at 0) upon anysuitable supporting structure d. The turret maybe rotated in any desiredmanner-as, for example, by a driving-shaft e, driven from any suitablesource of power and geared with the lower portion of the turret, asindicated at f.

My improved machine employs rotatable rollers g g, preferably two innumber, said Fig. 2 isa view' Fig. 3 is a rollers being supported orjournaled in any suitable mannerupon the machine. Thus the outer ends ofthe rollers may be journaled in standards it it, while the inner ends ofthe rollers arejournaled in bearings v upon the standard 0, the samebeing geared with the upper portion of the turret a, the rollers beingprovided with pinions j, the upper portion of the turret being toothed,as indicated at 70. tions of the turrets and over the pinions of therollers. I

The machine is provided with a sitter of any suitable construction, thesame, as shown,

consisting of a receptacle m, provided with a suitable screen n at thebottom thereof, said receptacle being supported byarms 10 upon a bracketq, secured upon the adjacent portion of the cover Z. Within thereceptacle m is a rotatable brush or agitator r, the shaft of which isprovided with a toothed wheel .9, engageable by a pawl t, carried by anactuating-arm to, which may be tripped by any suitable device-as, forexample, by contact with a lug v upon the arms to of the turret carryingthe plates 1). The sifter-receptacle is held stationary, it will beunderstood, upon the machine, the arm a being tripped to move the brushor agitator 0" whenever one of the plates is rotated adjacent thereto,thus causing a suitable supply of flour to be deposited upon the plateor upon the dough upon the plate.

The plates b are rotatable upon their respective arms to, the same beingpreferably provided with shafts 00, extending through the adjacent arm,upon the lower ends of which shafts, respectively, is engaged acrank-arm y, provided with a downwardly-extended lug z, engageable in acam-groove, (indicated by the numeral 9,) the cam-groove being of such ashape as to give a desired degree of rotation to the plates individuallyas their respective lugs z are guided insaid cam-groove.

A marker is indicated at the numeral 10, the same being shown supportedupon an arm 11 by intervening arms 12. The arm 11 is supported upon abracket 13, engaged upon the cover 1. The arms 12, it will be seen, areoffset from the shaft 11, and upon the shaft 11 is an actuating-arm 14,preferably pro- A cover I extends over the toothed porvided with aroller 15 at its lower end to engage a cam 16 upon the adjacent portionof the turret 0., whereby the arm It will be tilted and the marker 10 becaused to imprint the dough therebeneath.

The operation of the device is as follows: The dough to be rolled andimprinted is first placed upon one of the plates b-as, for example, uponthe plate at the left hand. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 2.) By the rotation ofthe turret this given plate, with the dough thereupon, is brought inunder the sitter and flour is sprinkled from the sitter upon the doughto prevent its sticking to the roller. The plate moves on in under theadjacent roller and is rolled thereby. After passing the first rollerthe plate is given a partial turn, preferably a quarter-turn, by meansof the mechanism engaging in the camgroove 9, above described, in itscontinued movement. The plate is then carried under the next roll, fromwhich it passes in under the marker. The cam-groove 9 is continued tosuch an extent and is of such form as to restore the plate to its normalor original position by the time its given crank-arm y leaves thecam-groove 9. To hold the plate in given or normal position after itleaves the camgroove, a spring 17 is provided adjacent to anupwardly-extended arm or spur 18 upon the crank-arm g It will beunderstood that the various operations of the machine occur in propersuccessive order and that the pie-crusts may thus be rolled in anexpeditious and efficient manner. The rolls g, it will be seen, are inthe form of the frustum of a cone.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A rotatable body, a series of platescarried thereupon, and rotatable rollers under which said plates arepassed, said plates each partially rotatable upon its own axis.

2. Aseries of rotatable plates,sifting mechanism, rotatable rollersunder which said plates are passed and means to give a partial turn tothe plates respectively while passing from one roller to another.

3. A series of rotatable plates, a series of rollers under which saidplates are passed and means whereby the plates are given a partialrotation respectively as they pass from one roller to another.

4. A series of rotatable plates, a series of rotatable rollers underwhich said plates pass, means to give a partial rotation to the platesrespectively as they pass from one roller under another, and markingmechanism.

5. A rotatable turret provided with a housing, rotatable platessupported thereupon, plural rollers under which said plates passrespectively, and means to give to said plates respectively a partialrotation.

6. A rotatable turret provided witha series of plates supportedthereupon, and plural rollers geared with said turret, under which theplates pass respectively, each of said plates partially rotatable uponits own axis.

7. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supportedthereupon, plural rollers geared with said turret under which saidplates pass respectively, and a sifting device actuated by the rotationof the turret.

8. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supportedthereupon, plural rollers geared with said turret under which saidplates pass respectively, and a marker device actuated by the rotationof the turret.

9. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supportedthereupon, plural rollers geared with said turret, a cover extended oversaid gears, and means to independently rotate each of said plates.

10. The combination with a rotatable turret provided with a series ofplates supported thereupon, rotatable rollers geared with said turret, acover extended over said gears, and sifting mechanism supported uponsaid cover.

11. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supportedthereupon, rotatable rollers geared with said turret, a cover extendedover said gears, and a marker supported upon said cover.

12. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates journaled uponsaid turret, an arm to actuate each of said plates, and a cam to actuatesaid arm.

13. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates journaled uponsaid turret, an arm to rotate each of said plates, a cam to actuate saidarm, and means to hold each of said plates in normal position whenreturned thereto.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HARRY H. JONES.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK R. AUSTIN, HENRY J. BOERTH.

